THE victim of a violent robbery has begged council chiefs to move him out of Winsford.

THE victim of a violent robbery has begged council chiefs to move him out of Winsford.

Disabled Brian Curzon has pleaded with the council to find him a home out of Winsford after his Cherry Crescent property was raided for the seventh time in just a few years.

Brian Simpson, 26, and Peter Brooks, 31, each took turns to hold a piece of wood to Mr Curzon's throat while the other searched his warden-controlled bungalow for cash to pay for drugs.

Simpson, of Grampian Way, Wins-ford, previously served a five-year jail sentence for robbery - which included a raid on Mr Curzon's home. He was jailed for five years and six months.

His accomplice Brooks, of Queensway, Winsford, admitted carrying out the offence to get money for heroin and crack cocaine. He was told he will serve three years and nine months in jail.

Fifty-six-year-old Mr Curzon is originally from Northwich and said: 'I have asked the council time and time again to move me back to Northwich, because of all the break-ins I have had.

'For the last six years I have asked them to move me to Northwich, but they tell me I have a good house in one of Winsford's most sought-after areas. I have been burgled seven times, my car has been pinched three times, and I have had things stolen from outside my house.' Chronicle historian Mr Curzon, who is on daily medication for a variety of ailments including high blood pressure, was about to retire to bed at about 1am on February 27 when he heard a bang outside. He went to the front door to investigate and returned to the lounge to find Simpson and Brooks waiting for him.

Simpson pressed a piece of wood to Mr Curzon's throat, while Brooks searched the bungalow for his wallet but, after failing to find it, the two switched places.

Mr Curzon persuaded Brooks to ease off the pressure on his throat and, while the burglar was distracted by the television, pushed a panic button on his phone. Both men fled the scene after taking a wallet containing #50 and credit cards.